OMEGA, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test the effect of highly purified omega-3 fatty acids on top of modern guideline-adjusted therapy after myocardial infarction.

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Published in Circulation on November 08, 2010

Authors

Bernhard Rauch1, Rudolf Schiele, Steffen Schneider, Frank Diller, Norbert Victor, Helmut Gohlke, Martin Gottwik, Gerhard Steinbeck, Ulrike Del Castillo, Rudolf Sack, Heinrich Worth, Hugo Katus, Wilhelm Spitzer, Georg Sabin, Jochen Senges, OMEGA Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafenan der Universität Heidelberg, Germany. rauch@zar-kardio-ludwigshafen.de

Associated clinical trials:

OMEGA-Study: Effect of Omega 3-Fatty Acids on the Reduction of Sudden Cardiac Death After Myocardial Infarction (OMEGA) | NCT00251134

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